The biotech company Colossal Biosciences has long aspired to bring back the extinct woolly mammoth, which roamed the Northern ...

for diet, the mouse literature has gone off track,” said Craig Warden, who studies the genetics of body fat accumulation at the University of California, Davis. What’s in a high-fat diet? When ...

Colossal said its woolly mouse would enable its scientists to test hypotheses about the link between ... “Genes that are linked to fur and fat in well-studied animals like mice are obvious targets, ...

The de-extinction company Colossal Biosciences wants to bring back the woolly mammoth—starting with a very furry mouse.

The mice were created by Colossal Biosciences, which edits DNA for species conservation, and has been working to bring back the woolly mammoth since 2021.

Mouse lemurs are forest dwellers that live in female-dominated groups of up to 15 animals. They spend most ... These adaptable primates store fat in their tails and hind legs, burning it when ...

Colossal Biosciences has focused on identifying key traits of extinct animals by studying ancient DNA, with a goal to genetically "engineer them into living animals," said CEO Ben Lamm.